NBA Game Summary - Toronto at New Jersey 03.4.2006
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East Rutherford, NJ (Basketball News) - Vince Carter scored 31 points and Richard Jefferson had 30 as New Jersey rallied for a 105-100 overtime victory over Toronto at Continental Airlines Arena.
Jason Kidd amassed a triple-double with 14 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds for the Nets, who put an end to a three-game losing streak.
Morris Peterson finished with 25 points while Chris Bosh had 23 along with 11 rebounds in the loss, the Raptors’ sixth in a row. Mike James contributed 22 points and seven assists in defeat.
New Jersey trailed 85-75 with under 5 1/2 minutes in regulation but outscored the Raptors 12-1 down the stretch, with a three-point play from Carter with 57 seconds to go, putting the Nets up 87-86.
James then buried a three-pointer on the other end to put Toronto up by two before Carter tied the game at 89-89 with a fadeaway jumper with 28 seconds left.
Jefferson snapped a 91-91 tie with a second-chance layup early in the extra period, then stole the ball and threw down a dunk seconds later to extend the margin to four.
New Jersey didn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the way, with Kidd sealing the win by hitting four foul shots that put the hosts up 105-98 with 11 seconds left.
The Nets held a slim 43-39 edge at halftime, but Toronto took control with a strong third period.
Down 47-43 two minutes into the second half, the Raptors put together a 10-0 run to move in front. Bosh had six points during the burst, including a short jumper with 7:23 left in the period which put Toronto up 53-47.
The Raptors took a 69-64 lead into the fourth quarter.